Max Howell is the founder of Tea Protocol, a decentralized technology protocol that enables open-source developers to be adequately rewarded and compensated for their software contributions. Max previously founded Homebrew, a free and open-source package management system that simplifies the installation of software on macOS and Linux. Since its founding in ... Show More
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#494: Santiago Roel Santos, CEO of Inversion, on Crypto’s Valuation Problem, Mental Models, and the Current State of Crypto
<p>Santiago Roel Santos is the founder and CEO of Inversion a crypto-native holding company that acquires and transforms traditional businesses using blockchain technology. He is among the most active investors in crypto, having backed over 150 startups and many industry leaders ... Show More
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Nov 20
#493: Ben Nadareski, CEO of Solstice Labs, on Building the Yield Engine for Solana’s Next Chapter
<p>Ben Nadareski is the CEO and Co-Founder of Solstice Labs, where he’s redefining how yield is generated in DeFi. Backed by Deus X Capital, Solstice Labs pioneers permissionless, institutional-grade strategies on Solana, making sophisticated trading approaches and sustainable yi ... Show More
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Nov 17
#492: Jon Trask, CEO and Founder of Dimitra, on Using Blockchain for Farming, Challenges in the Agricultural Sector, and The Future of Farming
<p>Jon Trask is CEO and Founder of Dimitra and has been working with blockchain since 2017. Prior to founding Dimitra, Jon had an extensive career building and developing enterprise software solutions to revolutionize supply chain processes and improve immutable traceability. A r ... Show More
30m 18s
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a16z Podcast: Crypto and the Evolution of Open Source
<p>with Devon Zuegel (@devonzuegel), Denis Nazarov (@iiterature), and Jesse Walden (@jessewldn)</p>
<p>The open source movement enabled so much in computing, including the collaborative building of libraries -- that is, building blocks of code that developers could combine togeth ... Show More
37m 18s
Sep 2021
Hybrid Smart Contracts and Blockchain Technology Networks in Development at Chainlink Labs with CMO, Adelyn Zhou
<p>At <a href="https://chainlinklabs.com/">Chainlink Labs</a>, CMO <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adelynzhou/">Adelyn Zhou</a> embraces the complicated nature of marketing in the quickly evolving field of blockchain technology. She also leans into the idea that technology l ... Show More
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Apr 2024
Altman gives up OpenAI fund, 48 years of Apple, EU AltStore coming soon
In this episode of Discover Daily, we celebrate Apple's incredible 48-year journey, from its humble beginnings in Steve Jobs' parents' garage to becoming one of the world's most valuable and influential technology companies. We explore the iconic products that ... Show More
7m 12s
Mar 2024
THE PROTOCOL: Eigenlayer's Blueprint for a Decentralized Trust Network
Sreeram Kannan, the founder of Eigenlayer, discusses the initial 'training wheels' phase for Eigen DA, a data availability service, and the implementation of slashing and market mechanisms.
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32m 59s
Sep 2023
2502: Bloomberg: How Open Source is Driving Innovation in Tech
<p>Today, I am joined by Adam Wolf, the Global Head of Engineering at Bloomberg—a company renowned for delivering data, news, and analytics through groundbreaking technology. With more than 17 years at Bloomberg and a strong academic background from Yale, Adam is a veritable trea ... Show More
24m 51s